A Cottage Made for Christmas

I'm honored to be joining a talented group of ladies to showcase our homes at Christmas time.

You will find the list and links to all the homes at the end of this post.

Welcome to our humble little cottage.

I love decorating our home any time of year, but our white house and red door make our cottage feel like it was made for Christmas.

My grandparents' step back cupboard dominates the entry

and it's one of my favorite spots in the house to decorate.

The chippy red chair, a recent find, is perfect for a Christmas house.

My numerous Maileg pixies are an homage to my Scandinavian roots  - read here about the history of the pixies or as they are called in Norway, Nisse.

This year I went with all white dishes on the plates racks,

but there are of course pops of red.

As you can see, the red dishes ended up in the kitchen.

I moved things around the house this Christmas - like the grocery cart holding a little faux tree I bought in 2003.

No ornaments for the tree this year, just a felt and wire garland that is over 30 years old and strips of paper with carol lyrics for an upcoming Merry Musical Christmas blog hop.

New stockings I made from drop cloth hang on a cabinet.

My favorite treasures on the cabinet are my aunt's 1927 edition of A Christmas Carol and my mother's 1926 edition of Little Women.

Our faux pencil tree (perfect for our tiny cottage) got a totally different look this year.

In years past I have displayed my fragile ornaments in bowls and baskets,

but this year they are all on the tree along with my treasured wire stars.

 I don't usually do green, but I love the way it pops off the fireplace I painted white last summer.

When not in use, our television hides behind a sign - I painted over an Emerson quote for Christmas.

 I limited decor in our bedroom to a little tree for Steve's sake, he gets a bit overwhelmed by my Christmas enthusiasm - I did not even think about putting any Christmas decorations in his studio.

One of the swaps I made was to remove a cabinet from the hallway and exchange it for a simple drop leaf table that Steve found in my parents' garage over 40 years ago.

Without the tall cabinet, I love this view down the hallway to the guest room, but I have a whole new appreciation for those of you who live in gloomy rainy places because I struggled to get a decent picture on a rare rainy Southern California day.

The guest room is one place where I go all out for Christmas.

The blue cabinet is new this year and a perfect spot for Christmas decor.

I moved my vintage hospital cart from the living room and gave the old door a fresh coat of paint.

More pixies - yes, I probably have too many

but Olaf, my first pixie, needs friends.

Thanks for stopping by our little cottage.

And now, it's time to visit the other houses on the tour -you are in for some fabulous inspiration.

MONDAY

White Arrows Home  The Chelsea Project   Our Prairie Farmhouse

Noting Grace     The Red Painted Cottage

TUESDAY

Celebrate and Decorate   Rain and Pine   Savvy Apron

WEDNESDAY

Curly Crafty Mom     Camelot Art Creations     Follow The Yellow Brick Home 

Mom Home Guide    Twelve On Main

THURSDAY

County Road 407     Art and Sand    Simple Nature Decor    Sweet Parrish Place

FRIDAY

Deeply Southern Home   First Day of Home   Life on Summerhill     
Lemons, Lavender, and Laundry   The Aspiring Home